The special interests will easily be able to defeat Patterson, in the election. Those who benefit (from government spending) will spend vast amounts of money (on the election of their preferred candidates) to insure the continued flow of taxpayer money to the special interests.

PEF, CSEA, NYSUT, et al will spend what they must, to insure their continued access to the public trough.

I am truly heartened to read a leftist’s acknowledgement that the left wing special interests contribute huge amounts of cash to their preferred political candidates, despite the left’s oft stated desire to remove the influence of cash in politics!

“Only a fool believes special interests showering nominees with money for their own benefit happens on only one side of the aisle,” despite the left’s attempt to portray money in politics as right wing issue.